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Functions of the Third Administration - "The Life"

As I relist the 15 key functions that The Life will issue in, I will list them as we did previously, with scriptural proof - but no attendant commentary. We will then rearrange them in order of unfolding chronology. Here is the original list.

Functions of The Life

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Jehovah becomes King in Zion!:

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Israel's salvation comes from Zion:

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Jehovah's praises start in Zion ... and spread to the whole Earth

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It is out of Zion that God shines forth: Remember we spoke about the spotlight effect? But if all the lights are off how will people "see" God?:

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Jehovah has chosen Zion as his eternal resting place:

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When kings bring Tribute to Jehovah, it is due to the temple - in Zion:

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Jehovah starts judging in Zion:

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It is out of Zion that Christ subdues his enemies!:

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The "yet once more," never to be repeated "rocking" of Heaven and Earth that we discussed earlier - happens from Zion! Prophecy:

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Jehovah "blesses" from Zion:

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People who love and meditate over Jehovah and his wonderful works - do so from Zion. As we learned about in Isaiah 56:7z. Here is more evidence:

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Everyone including the "unbelievers" of Jesus' generation are seeking "everlasting life." (Joh 5:39) Incredibly, Mount Zion is where historically, Jehovah decreed the gift of everlasting life ...

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We have spoken at length about what defines "repayment" in light of the current repayment from Jehovah to his enemies. Such repayments come out of Zion:

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This point combines the last two: surviving Armageddon and Jehovah repaying his enemies will both occur on or from Mount Zion:

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We end where we started - with Jehovah!:

Then below, we rearrange them into their relative chronological slots in time. Many happen at the same time, and their particular ordering, will then - be a bit random. Nevertheless, such logical ordering will help us to manage our expectations as the outworking of Jehovah's will goes into high gear!

Re-arranging the Functions

In this section, the re-arranging is not revealed - I am just re-ordering the functions according to what seems most logical. Many of them are simultaneous, or it is not quite clear which will end up being the cause and which the effect. Thus, the list is just for purposes of helping us to remember how one thing leads to another. Moreover, with some of the functions - there is considerable overlap.

In addition to some of the original scriptures. I have put some supplementary scriptures and information to help round out our understanding! I have also renamed the numbered points to make them easier to remember. If you can understand how they follow each other logically, you don't need to remember them by force of brute memory. That is a major reason for the re-ordering.

1) Jehovah Chooses Zion

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Once Mount Zion is standing - signalling the end of the building project - Jehovah will officially take up residence. Even though he has been inhabiting each of the anointed ones by spirit already - on an individual basis. It is the coming together with unified intent that makes us a pre-fabricated temple!

Have you ever heard a seasoned speaker say he gets butterflies before giving a lecture? This is the analogy they often give as to the value of preparation. Whether or not you prepare, you will get butterflies before a big lecture. The value of good preparation is that after it, the butterflies fly in unison. Have you ever heard that point? It is the same sort of thing with the anointed. Whereas, in The Truth we all developed individually, with The Life, we are brought into a unified understanding - and fly in unison, thus fulfilling Ephesians 4:7-16! What is the value of that?

Once, we are all "readjusted" and the body of the Christ has been built up, we will attain to the "oneness of the faith and of the accurate knowledge of the Son of God." This results in us being a "full-grown man" who has attained "the measure of stature that belongs to the Christ!" With what benefit? "So ..." that "we should no longer be children, tossed about as by waves and carried hither and thither by every wind of teaching, by means of the trickery of men, by means of cunning in deceptive schemes!" For instance, none of us will ever again believe when scientists tell us that the universe is 13.something billion years old! None of us will ever again state the Bible is not a science book, but wherever it does mention scientific matters it is accurate. As we have seen - as per Sir Isaac Newton's words - "No sciences are better attested than the religion of the Bible." Klaar. We are now finally complete in and of ourselves. We need nothing other than what Jehovah has given us! Being able to stand firm in this way is how we falsify and debunk all the empty lies that have been spoken against our loving God. This is how we fulfill 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 and bring every instrument of Satan's system to its knees as per 1 Corinthians 1:22-31. It is our light - and only such light - that exposes the lies! And before we are united as Mount Zion, as the "large mountain" of Daniel 2, that then fills the Earth - our collective light cannot shine! (Eph 4:11-14) This is what the entire chapter of Isaiah 60 is about! Read it. That, in turn, leads us to ...

2) God Shines Forth

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Without the light shining out of Zion, there is no way for people of the Earth to know where to go to find salvation. On the other hand once it shines forth, that is how they know to go to the "mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob." They know the way to that mountain, because, like a lighthouse on a dark night, "Law will go out of Zion, and the word of Jehovah out of Jerusalem." (Isa 2:2,3) This is the last major development of the outworking of Jehovah's will before Armageddon. It happens "In the final part of the days." Hence, the administration of The Life, is an: "administration at the full limit of the appointed times, to gather all things together in the Christ...." (Eph 1:10)

All the anointed, not just the ones gifted with the administration of The Life publicize the arrival of Mount Zion and all that goes with that. What a wonderful time it will be once the majority of people in The Truth start to understand Jehovah's guidance. I am writing this on the evening of Sunday March 5th - after Brother Splane's fantastic talk! Jehovah is guiding us to ensure complete unity. Praise Jah for his wonderful thoughts toward us! The dynamics between the second and third administrations is not contentious - but complimentary! It is not like when Christianity took over from the Pharisees, or when David took over from Saul! No one is taking over from anyone. I am part of The Truth - and they will be part of The Life. All anointed ones are responsible for glorifying God and bearing witness to his Son! And we will continue to do so with deep love for one another - to Jehovah's praise. That is what this is all about: to show the world the greatly diversified wisdom of God - through our unity and acts of conquest.

The age-old problem Jehovah has had with his holy temple is the disrespect that it received from those who may have been responsible for taking care of it. We will not talk about that! The point is: how do you solve such an intractable problem? Jehovah did it by making the stones, themselves, come alive - so that the holy building could protect itself! Jehovah's ways and the mightiness of this thoughts is beyond all human thinking!

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"The whole building is being harmoniously joined together!" That is what the gathering work accomplishes - among other things. Which leads us to:

Do you see how everything fits together, because our bond is with Jehovah, and not the Earth? We have died with regards to the Earth, so how can we any longer concern ourselves with its mundane affairs? In this way, taking care of the Temple and taking care of ourselves is one and the same thing - "for no man ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cherishes it, just as the Christ does the congregation, because we are members of his body!" (Eph 5:29,30) The secret is to understand that Christ's body, and the temple - are one and the same thing! What was resurrected three days after Christ was murdered, was essentially the head. The body would take another 1990 years to be put together! I am writing these particular words on April 1, 2023. Roughly a week away from the 1990th anniversary of his resurrection. That is how long it took for the individuals God would choose to be the members of his body would take to be identified, chosen and gathered into cohesive unity! That is why Christ values us so highly. (Joh 10:28-30) That is why the Bible calls us "the hope of [Christ's] glory." (Col 2:27) Or, the "fullness of him who fills up all things." (Eph 1:23) Do you understand the significance of the fact that the anointed are "the hope" of Christ's glory?

The principle that explains it, is found in Romans chapter 8 verses 24 and 25:

This is the exact same process Christ was going through for the last 1990 years, because directly after his resurrection: there was no body - only the representative head. Jehovah started from scratch! This is the fulfillment of Daniel 2. Jehovah cut out the stone and laid it in Zion as per Isaiah 28 verse 16. Then slowly, over almost 2 000 years, he painstakingly worked, together with his Christ (as always ... what a team), to add layers to that foundation, and after the foundation was complete to create the rest of the building/city/mountain/temple/body/field under cultivation/vine. It is that project that is now, ostensibly, functionally complete. Jehovah will know the exact details of when it will be 'technically' complete. That is, when the last actual person to be chosen - the 144 000th individual - is anointed! So why is this administration of The Life aimed at implementing judgements as per John 16:8-11? It is because Jehovah's holy building project, is his response to people who "have made a lie [their] refuge." Read Isaiah 28:15 to get the context for the laying of "the precious cornerstone of a sure foundation." Jehovah and his Christ, then worked hard for the next 1990 years, carefully choosing (Jehovah), and guiding and edifying (Jehovah and Christ) the anointed - one struggling individual at a time! (Lu 18:7; 2Pe 3:9) I often think of those who were anointed during the dark days of the apostasy. How special those individuals must have been: to withstand that pressure. I am surrounded by 21 000 fellow heavenly citizens - and I was born in The Truth! On our journey, we "cry out" to Jehovah, while we struggle with our internal transformation of becoming born again, but as we do, the reality is that it is Jehovah who is patient with us until the Christ is fully formed in us. Only then, does he take decisive action. (Ga 4:19; 2Co 10:6 and 2Pe 3:9) It is that time, that has now arrived!

As an aside: you should be able to work out for yourself why 2 Peter 3 verse 9 only applies to the anointed. Matthew 7:13,14 and the the growing population of the planet over time are all the clues you need.

Thus, due to Jehovah's greatly diversified wisdom of God, the anointed are intrinsically motivated to be separate from the World - and its filth. (2Pe 1:4) We have already suffered the pain that makes us to desist from sin. (1Pe 4:1) Without this critical step of sanctifying ourselves and becoming holy, no anointed person can receive their Heavenly reward - and that's all we live for: to make Jehovah happy, and to be with the Christ. (Heb 12:14) For, the reason we were created - is to glorify Jehovah! (Ex 19:4-6; Re 5:9,10):

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That scripture tells you everything you need to know about who the anointed are, and how Jehovah has constituted us. Everything is done with the end goal that Jehovah must be vindicated and glorified! In this way our conduct and works of faith beautify him!:

3) Israel's Salvation

On Mount Zion, all holy ones will get edification for the troubles we have faced on our long, long road of individual journeys - that lead to the perfecting of our spiritual lives. It is our spiritual lives that allow us to accomplish any and everything that we perform for Jehovah's glory. "Spiritual lives" is a term that has been applied to the other sheep, but this is not fitting. A person with an Earthly hope cannot "keep his mind on the things above." He doesn't even know what they are! (1Co 2:9,10) The full text of that earlier scripture makes things clear:

Seeking the things above is conditional on having being raised with the Christ. That applies only to the anointed. The exhortation to "keep your minds fixed on the things above, not on the things on the Earth," applies to those who have "died," and whose life has been "hidden with the Christ in union with God." When people who are not anointed think of "the things above," they interpret it as prohibitions - because it doesn't apply to them: "I must not steal, I must not have premarital sex, I must not lie." But this scripture is not about what not to do. It is about what we should be doing! For the anointed keeping our minds on the things above means carrying out the "good works," which Jehovah has arranged for us to walk in, it means applying ourselves to accomplish all the "works of faith" that Jehovah expects us to carry out. Woe is me if I did not preach, said the Apostle Paul. Like Christ, during his Earthly ministry, we have a "to do" list from Jehovah. And we have to perform "all the work[s]" that our Father has commissioned us to do! (Joh 4:34; 17:4) None of that applies to the other sheep.

That much is obvious when we carefully consider the meaning of Ephesians 2 verses 8-10. That scriptural passage makes it clear that there are two kinds of works: those that come from ourselves; and those that are performed as a consequence of a "gift." That is, they are a consequence of being called to be "in union with Christ Jesus for good works, which God has determined in advance for us to walk in them." The first kind, the works of "our own doing" are available to every righteous God-fearing human on Earth - anointed and other sheep. However, the second kind: the kind that are a result of being in "union with Christ Jesus," are only available to the anointed. And it is for the sake of performing these second kind of "good works" that Jehovah's holy ones are continually encouraged to "keep our minds on the things above!" For that, is where our "citizenship" belongs. That phrase is thus one of commission; not omission. It is a clarion call to action; not to desist from certain actions - as it has so often been wrongly interpreted. All holy ones love the other sheep for their dedication to, and love for Jehovah. It is not wrong for them to think about getting married, starting a family, owning a nice home, taking vacations etc. Isn't that just what God himself, has in store for them in the new World? (Ps 37:8-11; Isa 65:21,22) Here are two foundational scriptures:

And 2 Thessalonians removes all doubt, when it marries the Heavenly "calling" with the power to "perform completely all the good that" Jehovah "pleases!":

4) Every Knee Bends

These first two scriptures, help us to understand that the growth will not come in the traditional way: through preaching campaigns. Because of the "convincing evidence" from the helper, for the world, we will skip the first two stages that new truths always go through: ridicule and violent opposition - and we will go straight to the third stage ... people thinking of the new truth as self-evident. What effect does this have on the work? Within weeks of Pentecost 33 CE, the highest tally of disciples jumped from 500 plus, to about 5 000. This means the effect of convincing evidence to the world, brings in far more people than those who come into The Truth, or in this case, into The Life, by themselves. The difference between The Truth and The Life is going to be like a vintage with wine. This is a smooth red from 2020. This one is 40 years old. That's the only difference. You do not know how much I love my brothers and the efforts they put into running the second administration. I was part of that for 12 fantastic years. I loved every moment - and I know it inside out. The goal is - and will always be to glorify Jehovah unitedly!:

Since all the functions of administering justice and Jehovah's judgements against the world are applicable to The Life, through Mount Zion - what was the work of The Truth, besides the obvious historical tasks of restoring the truth to mankind and the preaching work? Jehovah, obviously still had many sons to choose - and we can only come to him through the Good News! (2Ti 2:8-10) Thus, without the valiant acts - in the heat of the battle - of the mighty adminstration of The Truth: without them taking the public preaching work so seriously, the number of anointed, would never be filled. Christ's body would never be complete - and the "hope of his glory" never realized! And the stone would never turn into the large mountain of Isaiah 2 and Micah 4 fame! An obvious impossibility, for Jehovah's word always come true! And, yet, the work could not be accomplished by an ether. It needed a mediating agency to do it. If you understand that: you truly appreciate the pivotal, critical role of the second administration of Christ - the wonderful administration of The Truth! So The Truth helped Jehovah to identify those to be chosen, hence we number around 21 000 as of 2023. This effectively is the "raising of the tribes of Jacob" spoken about in Isaiah 49:6.

Before we get to the worldly ones, we concentrate on "those who were preserved of Israel." Thus, Jehovah has sent us, not only to fulfill Ephesians 4:7,8 and 11-16 within the anointed Congregation - but after we do that and Mount Zion is firmly established, our message of salvation spreads out to all humans. As we have said we will grow by more than a factor of 10 within a short period of time. At this point Zechariah 8:20-23 will be in full effect. Incidentally, it is at this point that Jehovah gives to people a new language. Look at the scripture, and remember "then" is a function of "when!" Carefully note the sequence of events as Jehovah rises up to "take plunder." For his "judicial decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms ... for by the fire of my zeal the whole Earth will be consumed. For then I will change the language...." (Zep 3:8,9) Thus, this change is a function of the establishment of Mount Zion and Jehovah's judgements! So the great increase is yet future, but now imminent! I trust you are ready and know your toolbox - inside out:

5) Jehovah starts judging

Jehovah starts judging in the midst of the anointed. That is, once Mount Zion is set up by Christ - once the city is finished, in other words. And it is these judgements that diminish Satan's system and exalt Mount Zion, until it fills the whole Earth! What a wonderful time has arrived on our door-step. When there will no longer be any delay or debate about who is right. We will punish any detractors, ridiculers, or debaters of this system of things to their faces - in real time!

Joel 3:12 and 13 make this clear. While, Jehovah is executing his judgements, three things happen simultaneously:

Thrust in a Sickle for the Harvest is Ripe

This sickle of gathering the anointed holy ones together is with reference to Christ's prophecy about the wheat and the weeds in Matthew. This statement, here, is the fulfillment of Mark 4:29! It is the readiness of the crop that indicates when harvesting should begin. It is the ripening of the crop, permits harvest season to begin! That is why harvest time and the winds of destruction in Revelation are tied together. (Re 7:1-8)

Come Down & Tread for the Winepress is Full

This applies to a whole different kettle of fish - the wicked! There are two sickles, the one references a harvest. But it is not appropriate to talk of harvesting weeds, so there, a different illustration is used. That illustration is of treading a wine press. The principle behind this is that such treading is an expression of God's anger and righteous judgements against the wicked. Consider:

That's an historical example of this word picture which is always aimed at the wicked. Now we look at its current application - in our time. As you read the account, carefully note the nuances between reaping a harvest; and treading down a wine press. There are several subtle details:

The one sickle is for reaping a harvest - the anointed. The other is for cutting down grapes (which represent the wicked) to be trodden down! Both things happen at the same time, but their order of occurrence is taking care of the righteous ones first (establishing Mount Zion) - and then giving the wicked due attention, i.e., the "convincing evidence" for the world, and the judgements that come with such evidence.

The Vats Overflow for their Badness is Abundant

What does this mean? Jehovah does not take actions against people for their thoughts, but for our actions! We reap what we sow - not what we daydream about! As such, as Jehovah stores up wrath for people, in their minds they think they are getting away with it. (Na 1:2) In reality, Jehovah is giving them a long rope to hang themselves with!

So, the 400 year sojourn including over 200 years in the land of Egypt was heavily determined by how long it would take the Amorites to get to their "Age of Decadence" - where the American world power is now, in the cycle of the rise and fall of empires! Jehovah was going to take the land away from the Amorites and give it to Israel. To do that, he would have to judge the nations who possessed the land - negatively! Now, even though they had already shown an inclination for badness, Jehovah would not yet act, against the Amorites. Why? Because, their error was not yet fully realized. And the God of perfect justice whose activity is always righteous and upright would not condemn someone based on intentions of the heart. He only works on Evidence Profiles! Thus, the 400+ year gap, between making and fulfilling his promise to Abram!

6) Christ Begins his ride of Conquest

There are two instruments Jehovah has decreed against the world: the King of his Messianic Kingdom, Jesus Christ - and the anointed, through the administrations of The Way, The Truth, and The Life! In the last days, both, only start, after the stone turns into Mount Zion - for reasons of safety for the anointed, that we spoke about at length before! Thus, despite the fact that Christ has been enthroned for over a 100 years: in all that time he was not riding in conquest against his foes. That has only just started with the transformation of the stone to a large mountain! For, the "sceptre of your power" will extend "out of Zion." It is as a consequence of Zion having been established, that Christ rides in conquest against his enemies! No Zion. No command to "Go subduing in the midst of your enemies." Thus it is only now that we are going to witness Christ riding against his foes. What a time to be alive:

The reason so many people will take note of, and start worshipping Jehovah of their own volition at this time is because in Satan's wicked system, the invisible God is only known - when he takes action: through judgements! His silence is like a cloak of invisibility:

Versus when he keeps quite:

When that is the case, the judgements of the wicked ones are yet future. Whereas, where Jehovah makes himself known the judgements are spoken of as being historical! Get it?

If you have understood the foregoing, then you will realize that the observance of Christ's death that was just held on Tuesday 04th April, 2023 (I am writing on Thursday the 06th) - was the last memorial. For Christ has returned to finish the works of God! His return is not at the "last trumpet" - that is when he has finished conquering all he has left to conquer and is now taking his body - the congregation - back with him to Heaven to meet Jehovah God! His return is from when he starts his ride of conquest "in the midst of his enemies!" That is: back on Earth!:

What momentous times, you and I live in!

7) Jehovah "blesses" from Zion

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That is all straightforward. What is not straightforward is when does this blessing begin? What is the turnaround moment? To understand, we will compare two scriptures from Jeremiah:

We will not speak of that! I am a "wild" branch - not a natural root. We now compare it to the reverse scenario:

Jehovah's blessing of, and subsequently from his "righteous dwelling place," that is, his "holy mountain" are subsequent to the beginning of the gathering work. This is mirrored in Malachi chapter 3:

This development, in turn, leads to ...

8) House of Prayer

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This starts when people the world over, seeing the "convincing evidence" that is directed to the world, reason on it and come to one conclusion. First the gathering work:

Then, the people's conclusion:

Of course, in between and during, there are all the "good works" that Jehovah has prepared for the last administration of Christ, that the anointed are performing as we have already detailed. It is these people, who together with the other sheep, will form the "great crowd" of Revelation 7 verse 9. As they ally themselves with Jehovah's people, Mount Zion, or Jehovah's footstool, the prophecy about Jehovah's temple being called a "house of prayer for all the peoples" will be fulfilled! (Isa 56:7) This was not the case in the time of Christ's ministry on Earth! And, of course, Jerusalem was destroyed shortly afterwards. (Mt 21:12,13) It is the documentation of the fulfillment of this prophecy that is outlined and recorded prophetically for us in the famous chapters of Isaiah and Micah:

And similarly ...

This happens together with another show of honour and tribute for our Mighty King - Jehovah of Armies:

9) Kings Pay Tribute

Mount Zion serves as the clearest sign of Jehovah's glory - because we have been specifically created to reflect it!

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That is why we are being gathered at this time!:

The narrative continues ...

Hence a big part of The Life is glorifying Jehovah - and taking no prisoners in doing so!:

Our whole reason for being, is to draw attention to and furnish the Evidence Profiles for, the glory of God - and of his Christ! (Isa 43:21; Eph 1:12):

Did you get that? To the authorities in the "heavenly places" Jehovah furnishes an Evidence Profile of his "greatly diversified wisdom." That is to say: he proves to Devil and his demon minions that you cannot prevail over me. But that is not what John 16:8 and 11 told us he gives to the World at present. To mankind he provides a different Evidence Profile: "And when that one comes, he will give the world convincing evidence concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment: ... concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged." How loving is Jehovah?

How loving is that? To Satan, he effectively says: "Loser," but to humans, he says here is your last ditch way - to win! That. Is. Love! Do not waste God's kindnesses to you! (2Ti 2:24-26)

For these reasons - among others - the kings of the Earth come to give Jehovah glory, in his holy temple: Mount Zion. If Solomon received kings from all over the world because they wanted to see his glory; then, you can appreciate how many kings will come to Jehovah's holy temple - Mount Zion for the same reason. For, it is prophesied that that temple will be greater in glory than Solomon's:

I have previously documented how none of the other physical temples built in Jerusalem were equal in glory to Solomon's, and Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE, putting and end to physical temples of Jehovah! Further to that: in the new system, New Jerusalem does not have a temple. Thus, the prophecy of Haggai is fulfilled now - through Mount Zion, Jehovah's chosen eternal residence! (Ps 132:13,14; Eze 43:7a)

10) Day of Jehovah

You remember that Ps 125:1 says that Mount Zion "cannot be shaken, but endures forever?" That statement is part of the Evidence Profile that proves that Mount Zion and the sons of the Kingdom are one and the same Evidence Profile. (Ps 125:1; Heb 12:26-28) What is it about Mount Zion that makes it so special though - so unshakeable? Jehovah's presence - through his inhabiting the temple, by spirit! It is this dynamic, more than any other, that makes Mount Zion unshakeable: "God is in the city; it cannot be overthrown!" It cannot be overthrown. Let's turn it around and ask the opposite question: "how could the city be overthrown, when Jehovah the Almighty God is present in his temple?" The whole idea is beyond laughable. That, then, is the source of the Kingdom that cannot be overthrown! We now narrow down exactly where in the city, Jehovah is:

So, the repayment of God's enemies will happen from the temple! That is another reason, the judgements could not have preceded the transformation of the stone into a large mountain - which transformation is only going on as The Life starts its administration! As for the Day of Jehovah, it is related in fine detail in the latter half of Joel chapter 3, from verses 14 onward to the last verse - verse 21. Verse 14 tells us crowds, who have now been judged by Christ are still gathered in the Valley of Jehoshophat, here called the "Valley of Decision" - because, that's where Jehovah, through Christ judges them, according to verse 12. (Mt 25:31-46) It is now time for them to "depart into everlasting cutting-off!" (Mt 25:46) As they do, they exit the Valley of Decision, and are led by Satan and his forces onto the mountain of Megiddo - where the battle of Armageddon is fought. (Re 16:13-16) For that is what Armageddon means: "Mountain of Megiddo." Realize that those who have begged for the mercies of Jehovah and accepted Jehovah's mercies as per Zechariah 8:20-23, in other words: those who were holding tight to the robe of a Jew - referencing the anointed - are now found on Mount Zion, as outlined in the parallel telling of this time in Joel 2:30-32. We know it is a parallel account of the same event because of the tell-tale sign of the darkening heavens before the coming of the Day of Jehovah. That puts us at Joel 3 verse 15.

Jehovah now roars!:

Of course, this is the roar that Paul tells us will occur only "once more," with the effect of removing everything but the Kingdom of God, for Mount Zion cannot be shaken. (Hag 2:6; Heb 12:26-28) But how do we know that this Mount Zion references a development on Earth before God's new system of things arrives? Because of contrast.

In God's new system of things: there will be no contrast, "for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away...." (Re 21:1) Thus, everything will be developing into a paradise simultaneously. However, in Joel there is a stark contrast between God's people and other nations:

Remember how I told you that once the evidence comes in, it all accumulates to one side - the side of truth? As it is in the Sciences, so it is with the Truth! The only people who link this ancient prophecy about Israel with its fulfillment are the anointed, for Christ - in union with the anointed - is the rightful holy seed (or offspring), that is the "stump" of Israel. (Isa 6:13) Thus, we are called the "Israel of God." (Ga 6:16) Thus, Zion, or Jehovah's "holy mountain," being a "holy place" with delightful conditions represents the total success of the administration tasked with gathering everything: the administration of The Life! That is why the world as represented by Egypt and Edom are completely vanquished. They are "a desolate wilderness." (Joe 3:19) Why? Because, at this point - just before Armageddon - we have brought "to nothing the things that are!" (1Co 1:26-29) All will be humbled! All! Without exception! As 1 Corinthians shows: this will happen while the Intellectuals' own system of things is still standing, i.e., before Armageddon ... and Jehovah's own new system of things takes effect:

The closing two verses of the wonderful book of Joel, then give us the last Evidence Profile that these events will unfold while the anointed are still in human form!:

Did you catch it? Jehovah will be residing in Zion, while he considers our "blood ... innocent." That means Mount Zion is still in human form, for:

This is why Christ previously told his faithful apostles ...

That is Jehovah's great day, which he starts by roaring - out of Zion. By roaring from his holy temple in Zion! (Ps )

11) Jehovah becomes King in Zion!

I could perhaps have divided this section into two, but we have already covered the nuances in detail elsewhere.

The important fact to take note of in the above scripture is that Jehovah does not become King in Heaven, but on Earth! Additionally Zion is the designation for the "large mountain" of Daniel chapter two. Why is that significant? Because that mountain has a temple in it, whereas New Jerusalem does not. It has a different blueprint. But, why does that matter? Because, New Jerusalem marks the starting point of the 1 000 year reign, when Satan will be in the abyss. It has generally been regarded that, only at the end of that time, will Jesus hand over the reigns of the Kingdom to his Father and God - and fulfill 1 Corinthians 15:26-28. Obviously that cannot be so if Jehovah becomes King on Earth before the advent of New Jerusalem. An upcoming point will help us resolve this conflated understanding of reality! Patience.

The scripture below, is actually why I wanted to split this part on Jehovah becoming King - into two. This is very very important! I'll just make the point, a subheading.

A Sign that is Another Great Divider!

We have already established above that Armageddon arrives while Jehovah is on Mount Zion and the anointed are still in human form - having blood, that Jehovah considers to be innocent. But let's dig deeper. The Sun and moon becoming dark are universal signs of the arrival of days of Jehovah. But we want to be specific in this last example of this great sign:

This particular prophecy is about the Sun and moon becoming dark before the final battle of Armageddon - in this system of things! It is the same event described later in Joel in 3:15 and 16:

We all know this relates to Armageddon because of the Heavens and Earth being "rocked." We know that will ever happen once - at Armageddon! So this sign of darkening Heavens holds a lot of value for us because it acts like a great divider. I hope you are appreciating the great utility of understanding great dividers - for they are irrefutable Evidence Profiles that allow us to build a time line and know where and how events fit together! The appearance of Light helped us to distinguish Genesis 1:1 from the events of the creative days! And the gathering of the holy ones is a great divider between the second and third administrations of Christ and the functions that are relevant to each! Great dividers are of immense value, once we understand their subtle beauty. How then, can this sign (which is so familiar to us all), help us to discern important insights about our times? Let me give you a scripture - and then some questions:

This particular darkening of the skies just before Armageddon is so ubiquitous in the Bible, we are as familiar with it as with the back of our hands! But are we? Let's look at the details.

We understand that the gathering of the chosen ones by the angels is now the actual ascension of the holy ones with Christ - both those resurrected; and those who survived to the presence of the Lord and only needed to be changed "in the blink of an eye!" This great trumpet sound, is of course, the last trumpet! (1Co 15:52) Here is the question: How does the Great Tribulation end? Let me ask it in another way: Is Armageddon the climax of the Great Tribulation?

There answer is, of course, "no!" Why? Because the Great Tribulation doesn't have a climax - or even a traditional end. Are you all familiar with the highway in Cape Town, in the middle of the city that goes nowhere? Saying the Great Tribulation ends is like asking what off-ramp that highway ends in? It doesn't end in the traditional sense - it is cut off ... mid-air! It is exactly the same with the Great Tribulation: it doesn't end in the traditional sense - it is "cut short" on account of the holy ones! Then, "immediately after," we are now talking about something else - not a continuation. "Immediately after" the tribulation of those days, our famous sign appears. Now, we know from Joel, that the appearance of this sign foretells the coming of Armageddon. By now, you see the contradiction - I am sure. The Great Tribulation and Armageddon are separated by a great divider - the darkening of the Heavens! They fall on opposite sides of the tracks, so to speak. In fact, aside from both being forms of judgement from Jehovah - they have very little to do with each other! All will be explained shortly!

12) Rocking Heaven and Earth

Okay, we know the above scripture, which focuses on rocking the nations is different from the one below, which focuses on rocking the Heavens and the Earth. We will not deal with that here, as we have covered that already. All we can say is that above, the focus is on actual riches and resources of the nations coming into Jehovah's holy ones to beautify him - through them! It is not about people accepting our message.

More interesting is what is happening below! When Armageddon hits: Jehovah will be on Mount Zion - through spirit! It is from Zion, his holy mountain that he will roar one last time and shake the Heavens and the Earth. And only Mount Zion which cannot be shaken because he is in the city - will be left standing! (Ps 125:1; Heb 12:26-28) Now you know why Mount Zion cannot fall. Now you know why in Joel, the only place where survivors are to be found after the Apocalypse - will be on Mount Zion. (Joe 2:30-32)

That means the anointed will be on Earth until the final trumpet changes us all to meet the Lord in the air! The Zion, the holy mountain where Jehovah's spirit will be on Earth, at Armageddon is the gathered holy ones - as we have shown repeatedly. The one last rocking will happen from us - and we and all the people who are clinging, holding on to us for dear life will be saved! (Zec 8:20-23) This is just a small, but important point of correction! I love my brother. I've met him - very funny and ridiculously likeable.

I want to stress that these mistakes are not a sign of Jehovah's disapproval, or anything like that! They are just the limits of one administration, when it enters the parameters of another. Not being aware that a third administration was coming - and what it would entail, (I hope we can all feel and relate to the anxiety that members of the second administration must have felt as to how these matters where going to end) my lovely, now much older brother, surmised incorrectly that the holy ones would be in Heaven when Armageddon hit. That is not the case. This is from Jehovah. It is not a short-falling of the brothers! That's why the Christ gave us gifts in the form of men - so that the holy ones could re-adjust each other until we all attain to the oneness of the faith! (Eph 4:7,8,11-16) If the administration of The Truth had everything right - there would be nothing left - for The Life to do! And that would mean the 11th hour men could not be glorified along with the rest. We must be co-workers, to be co-glorified. Appreciate that.

13) Surviving Armageddon

We have just covered the above scriptural message, so we won't explain any further.

Below, we just realize that the anointed will control matters until the very end. Jehovah will rock all the nations - until we have taken all the possessions belonging to us. We own everything, if anyone is confused.

This is not an ancient prophecy that has been fulfilled in times past. It applies right now - to Mighty Mount Zion!:

There is good reason why Gog of Magog - defeated, depleted and deflated - comes up against us in the heat of anger:

We will be accumulating wealth at a tremendous pace, because Jehovah will be bringing the resources of all the nations to us! That's what all those like-sounding prophecies are about. You know them. The ones that talk about suckling at the breast of kings, and copper being turned into gold etc. But let us talk about something more interesting. I said earlier that we would answer an important question, a little bit later. That is the question of when is "the end" when Christ subjects himself to Jehovah? It will be addressed in the next two functions.

14) The last trumpet

This is not referencing Psalms 37 - about living forever on a paradise Earth! We know that the everlasting life spoken of as occurring on Mount Zion is a very special one!:

Swallowing up death forever, means we are going from "corruption" to "incorruption!" That is the only way death can no longer have any authority over us. (Re 20:6) And it is a wonderful privilege from Jehovah! But for us, the value of any information - is as an Evidence Profile that allows us to define one or more realities definitively! How does inheriting "incorruption" on Mount Zion form an Evidence Profile? And why is it significant?

15) The End

There is that phrase: "from now on and forever." In this case, it is telling us that Jehovah's eternal kingship starts on Earth - in Mount Zion. Now, remember what made Mount Zion unshakeable? What makes it the only thing that remains standing when Jehovah roars? The fact that Jehovah himself, is in its temple! Why is that significant. Compare:

Where is God in the city? The meat packing district? Of course not: "Why did you have to go looking for me?" the young boy, Jesus, asked his parents. "Did you not know that I must be in the house of my Father?" (Lu 2:48,49) Where in the city, then, do you think Jehovah would be? We don't have to guess:

Jehovah's voice is not just anywhere in the city - it is specifically in the temple! Why is that significant. Because only "pre-millennial rule of Christ" structures - like Mount Zion - have temples. New Jerusalem which comes down from Heaven, and which technically resembles the same thing as Mount Zion - Jehovah, Christ, and all the anointed - does not have a temple!

That means, Jehovah becoming King happens immediately before the beginning of Christ's thousand year reign; not when it ends! All we have to do, is to figure out the exact timing. Here is the key scripture:

The first thing we want to mention is that Christ will always rule as King. His rulership is not limited to a 1 000 years. Remember that the kingdom that Jehovah will set up is one that "will not be passed on to any other people ... and it alone will stand forever." (Da 2:44) Revelation tells us quite plainly that:

So, the thousand year reign is just noteworthy, because it is the last period of time Satan will be alive for. It has nothing to do with any sort of limit on Christ's rule! Now that, that is out of the way, we focus on 1 Corinthians chapter 15 again. But, this time we drill down, to only the relevant details:

"Death being brought to nothing," is one of our many synonymous terms for expressing the same thought, including: "where is your sting O death?" Or, "abolished death," or "done away with," or, "swallowed up" forever! What do these terms have in common? Are they describing the first - or the second resurrection? As, we have already diligently established, people from the second resurrection, can still die, if they are wicked for any reason. This is not so with the people who do away with death forever. That kind of resurrection is the kind to "incorruption." And there is only one group of individuals who qualify for a corruption to incorruption transformation - as we proved earlier - the anointed. Thus, this is the first resurrection. As confirmation:

Now, 1 Corinthians 15:26 and 28 states that, just after Christ performs the transformation that changes all of us into spirit creatures to meet him in the air: he will also hand over the kingdom to his Father. The two events are connected! Out of all the moments in the history of mankind, that singular one is the easiest to identify: for the first part - vanquishing the last enemy "death" - happens during the last trumpet!

Thus, after this momentous accomplishment, Christ subjects himself to his Father - at the beginning of his 1 000 year reign! Not when it ends! This is so that Jehovah can be all things to all people - from the very start of the New World. That is why from the very beginning of God's new system, it is him that is providing mankind with resources. The New Jerusalem, is the tent of God, coming down to be with mankind - not the tent of Christ. (Re 21:1-4) Revelation 20:6 confirms that the first resurrection happens at the beginning of the new world - not 1 000 years into it. Those - among us - who were dead, can only rule as Kings with Christ for the full 1 000 years - if they get resurrected, before the 1 000 years starts! That would be, during the last trumpet! "The End," then, has nothing to do with mortals - and focuses only on those who will, then be - immortals!

In conclusion, I want to thank the great men who have led the second administration of the Christ: The Life! As we come to the close of this particular episode of The Greatest Story Ever Told, we end of, as we began: acknowledging the humility it takes to have laid out the Red Carpet. David Splane is the same man who not so long ago was explaining to everyone in the worldwide family that the anointed who Jehovah uses stopped around 1992. The amount of work in trying to understand what Jehovah is doing and the personal growth and application of mind it took to come from that perspective to giving a lecture about David and why he couldn't use Saul's armour is highly commendable. More important than that, the rest of the brothers of The Truth agreed with him, for no member of that committee gives a talk that is not approved by the remainder. Thus, all present members blessed the tone and contents of the speech he delivered on March 5, 2023. According to the prophecy, the only thing the first hour people (those of the second administration) object to are that the anointed who worked one hour are paid the same wages as them. This is human nature - and we all understand it, and can sympathize! But, when Christ commissions the 11th hour men to get to work, the 1st hour men, do nothing to hinder them. In fact, they are co-workers for that last hour! I thank you all for the Red Carpet! The Way, were responsible for getting Jehovah's ancient building project off to a resounding start, under the most difficult of circumstances: the Christ, along with the apostles are our foundation! Almost 2 000 years later, The Truth found the remaining members of the body of Christ. The Life gathers them together. And unitedly - the last two administrations bring a close to the predetermined "good works" that God wants us to perform as an Evidence Profile of his "greatly diversified wisdom!" (Eph 1:10; 2:10 & 3:10) Is that not perfection! The glory & honour & wisdom & might, as always, belongs to Jehovah - and to his amazing Christ!

Next: we lay out all the major events between today and Armageddon. A separate list of issues, which were not covered on this page. In essence: how the end of days - will end!